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2011 in Review: Power outages, school board shifts, Costa trial
La Caņada saw its share of troubling news in 2011, the most controversial being a complaint filed against a La Caņada High School teacher for having made ethnic slurs in her math classrooms. But there also were celebratory moments — for the...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Southern California Edison Company, Arson, Forestry and Timber, Sport Chalet Incorporated
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Controversial home gets council OK
The owners of a Robin Hill Road property won the right Monday to build a home on their steeply sloped lot. The decision followed an eight-month contest with their neighbors over the city’s hillside ordinance.
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What happened in LCF 10-20-30 years ago?
Ten Years Ago Longtime La Caņada resident and businessman Norbert Olberz (who died last month at the age of 86) picked up a shovel and posed for the cameras during ground-breaking ceremonies for the new corporate offices of Sport Chalet, Inc., the...Tags: Photography Supplies and Services, Photography and Video, Clubs and Associations, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure
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City looks at historic preservation
La Caņada Flintridge is moving forward with an ordinance that will allow qualifying owners of historic properties to receive a reduction of as much as 60% on their annual property taxes.
The Mills Act, governed by the California Office of Historic...Tags: Human Interest, Politics, Property Tax
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In Theory: Could same-sex marriage become legal?
Q. A recent Gallup poll has revealed that, for the first time, a majority of Americans support gay marriage. According to the figures, 53% of Americans say they believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid; in 1996, the figure was...Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Protestantism, Ethics, Crimes
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How endorsements enlighten voters
In America the Constitution guarantees every citizen free speech. That includes Valley Sun columnist Anita Brenner’s “Folks, It‘s a Non-Partisan Election” column published Feb. 3, regarding her apparent frustration that the local...Tags: Republican Party, Elections, Freedom of the Press, Personal Weapon Control, Democratic Party
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Council candidates take the stage
The seven candidates vying for three City Council seats up for grabs in the March 8 election took to the Flintridge Preparatory School auditorium stage Wednesday night in public appeals for voter support.
In personal statements and in answers to a...Tags: Transportation, Elections, Local Elections, Clubs and Associations, Road Transportation
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Is secularism a threat to religious freedom?
Q. A Mormon leader recently made a speech, in which he claimed religious freedom in America is under assault from secularization and a growing gay rights movement. In his speech, Elder Dallin H. Oaks warned of “an alarming trajectory of events...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Baptist, Judges, Mormon, Justice and Rights
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Republicans endorse Davitt, Hill and Voss
Members of the La Caņada Flintridge Republican Committee gathered on Wednesday to endorse candidates for the three City Council seats up for grabs in the March 8 election. Mayor Donald Voss, Planning Commissioner Michael Davitt and former Planning...Tags: Retirement, Transportation, Republican Party, Elections, Clubs and Associations
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Ruling OKs JPL background checks
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday to allow sweeping background checks of JPL scientists and other government contract workers, ruling that privacy rights do not prevent officials from digging into employees' medical, financial and...Tags: Elections, NASA, Medical Procedures and Tests, Defense, Employees
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Budget would shift burden to local government
Calls for billions in cuts to programs and services and for continuing temporary tax hikes aren't the only reasons Gov. Jerry Brown's state budget proposal was turning heads Monday. Brown's plan also calls for a reorganization of the state bureaucracy...Tags: University of California, Zev Yaroslavsky, Gloria Molina, Health, Prisons
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City to weigh preservation of historic buildings
La Caņada Flintridge officials are considering whether to launch a voluntary historic preservation program for buildings in the city. The program would, if adopted, provide property-tax relief in exchange for guarantees that those savings would be...Tags: Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Politics, Architecture
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